Having Trouble with the “Merry” Part
Posted: December 18th, 2008 under blog post.
So far, it's shaping up to be a pretty depressing holiday season. We had two days of below zero weather (without windchill, which dropped it another 10 degrees). As a result, the pipes in my building froze Wednesday. BUT only the ones that deliver water to my toilet and hot water to my shower. If I want to do dishes or take a cold shower, I'm fine. Warm shower: no go. Called my landlord and for once he got on it the very next day. The water to my shower got unfroze, but the one to my toilet is still not working. He thinks he may have been trying to thaw the wrong pipe all this time. Oh, and they're plastic (?!) so the old standby of thawing them with a blowtorch is out.
On top of that, last weekend, I blew another fuse trying to air pop popcorn and run the microwave at the same time. So I had to go out in the dark to the treacherous unlit stairwell around back and balance on my makeshift step ladder and aim my puny flashlight at the fuse box. BUT it's not one with flippy switches or anything made, you know, in the last 40 years. No, this thing has two screw-in fuses, a bunch of exposed wires, and a lever that you throw to engage or disengage the current. Looks a lot like this except without the rubber on the lever. Oh, and it sparks when you move the lever. So, that's something I want to play with while balancing precariously in the dark.
I'm so over this place. I know I said this back in the great spider onslaught of '08 and again when I had to clean up a big insulation mess and then when it took a month to get him out to put a new cover on my light. But this time I mean it! I'm buying a house this summer, so help me God! And it'll have a dishwasher and a washer and dryer and a yard for the Gyp and a parking space that no one will park a snowmobile diagonally across.
To further contribute to my holiday cheer, my boss in NJ called today to let me know that he was resigning as of Jan. 1. So, that's pretty depressing. He's a nice guy and he always checked in with me and made sure I had stuff to do. Plus, I think I really impressed him with my performance this year, and now he won't even be the one doing my performance review in May. No raise for me. :( We're all kinda bummed here today.
On the up side, I'm headed home to Wisconsin tomorrow night, and I won't have to go back to work until Dec. 29th. Yay, vacation! I'll get to see my sister and brother and hopefully Teresa and Brenda, as well. And I'll get presents.
Tags: apartment
On top of that, last weekend, I blew another fuse trying to air pop popcorn and run the microwave at the same time. So I had to go out in the dark to the treacherous unlit stairwell around back and balance on my makeshift step ladder and aim my puny flashlight at the fuse box. BUT it's not one with flippy switches or anything made, you know, in the last 40 years. No, this thing has two screw-in fuses, a bunch of exposed wires, and a lever that you throw to engage or disengage the current. Looks a lot like this except without the rubber on the lever. Oh, and it sparks when you move the lever. So, that's something I want to play with while balancing precariously in the dark.
I'm so over this place. I know I said this back in the great spider onslaught of '08 and again when I had to clean up a big insulation mess and then when it took a month to get him out to put a new cover on my light. But this time I mean it! I'm buying a house this summer, so help me God! And it'll have a dishwasher and a washer and dryer and a yard for the Gyp and a parking space that no one will park a snowmobile diagonally across.
To further contribute to my holiday cheer, my boss in NJ called today to let me know that he was resigning as of Jan. 1. So, that's pretty depressing. He's a nice guy and he always checked in with me and made sure I had stuff to do. Plus, I think I really impressed him with my performance this year, and now he won't even be the one doing my performance review in May. No raise for me. :( We're all kinda bummed here today.
On the up side, I'm headed home to Wisconsin tomorrow night, and I won't have to go back to work until Dec. 29th. Yay, vacation! I'll get to see my sister and brother and hopefully Teresa and Brenda, as well. And I'll get presents.
Having Trouble with the “Merry” Part
Posted: December 18th, 2008 under blog post.
So far, it's shaping up to be a pretty depressing holiday season. We had two days of below zero weather (without windchill, which dropped it another 10 degrees). As a result, the pipes in my building froze Wednesday. BUT only the ones that deliver water to my toilet and hot water to my shower. If I want to do dishes or take a cold shower, I'm fine. Warm shower: no go. Called my landlord and for once he got on it the very next day. The water to my shower got unfroze, but the one to my toilet is still not working. He thinks he may have been trying to thaw the wrong pipe all this time. Oh, and they're plastic (?!) so the old standby of thawing them with a blowtorch is out.
On top of that, last weekend, I blew another fuse trying to air pop popcorn and run the microwave at the same time. So I had to go out in the dark to the treacherous unlit stairwell around back and balance on my makeshift step ladder and aim my puny flashlight at the fuse box. BUT it's not one with flippy switches or anything made, you know, in the last 40 years. No, this thing has two screw-in fuses, a bunch of exposed wires, and a lever that you throw to engage or disengage the current. Looks a lot like this except without the rubber on the lever. Oh, and it sparks when you move the lever. So, that's something I want to play with while balancing precariously in the dark.
I'm so over this place. I know I said this back in the great spider onslaught of '08 and again when I had to clean up a big insulation mess and then when it took a month to get him out to put a new cover on my light. But this time I mean it! I'm buying a house this summer, so help me God! And it'll have a dishwasher and a washer and dryer and a yard for the Gyp and a parking space that no one will park a snowmobile diagonally across.
To further contribute to my holiday cheer, my boss in NJ called today to let me know that he was resigning as of Jan. 1. So, that's pretty depressing. He's a nice guy and he always checked in with me and made sure I had stuff to do. Plus, I think I really impressed him with my performance this year, and now he won't even be the one doing my performance review in May. No raise for me. :( We're all kinda bummed here today.
On the up side, I'm headed home to Wisconsin tomorrow night, and I won't have to go back to work until Dec. 29th. Yay, vacation! I'll get to see my sister and brother and hopefully Teresa and Brenda, as well. And I'll get presents.
Tags: apartment
On top of that, last weekend, I blew another fuse trying to air pop popcorn and run the microwave at the same time. So I had to go out in the dark to the treacherous unlit stairwell around back and balance on my makeshift step ladder and aim my puny flashlight at the fuse box. BUT it's not one with flippy switches or anything made, you know, in the last 40 years. No, this thing has two screw-in fuses, a bunch of exposed wires, and a lever that you throw to engage or disengage the current. Looks a lot like this except without the rubber on the lever. Oh, and it sparks when you move the lever. So, that's something I want to play with while balancing precariously in the dark.
I'm so over this place. I know I said this back in the great spider onslaught of '08 and again when I had to clean up a big insulation mess and then when it took a month to get him out to put a new cover on my light. But this time I mean it! I'm buying a house this summer, so help me God! And it'll have a dishwasher and a washer and dryer and a yard for the Gyp and a parking space that no one will park a snowmobile diagonally across.
To further contribute to my holiday cheer, my boss in NJ called today to let me know that he was resigning as of Jan. 1. So, that's pretty depressing. He's a nice guy and he always checked in with me and made sure I had stuff to do. Plus, I think I really impressed him with my performance this year, and now he won't even be the one doing my performance review in May. No raise for me. :( We're all kinda bummed here today.
On the up side, I'm headed home to Wisconsin tomorrow night, and I won't have to go back to work until Dec. 29th. Yay, vacation! I'll get to see my sister and brother and hopefully Teresa and Brenda, as well. And I'll get presents.